Luca Van Assche and Luka Pavlovic will square off in the semifinal of the Zagreb Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Luca Van Assche who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Luca Van Assche is the pick to win this match.
Luca Van Assche -> 1.35
Luka Pavlovic -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Luca Van Assche vs. Luka Pavlovic
There is no head to head record between Luca Van Assche and Luka Pavlovic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Luca Van Assche


12 - 9win/loss
211
63

Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 12-9 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2024 | 35-38 | 15-15 | 8-10 | 10-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
2023 | 34-30 | 1-7 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
2022 | 55-31 | 0-1 | 40-20 | 15-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 26-22 | 3-2 | 8-7 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 211, the French player got to the semifinal after defeating Dalibor Svrcina 6-2 6-1, Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-4 6-2 and Filip Misolic 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Misolic (6-4 6-4). During the match, Van Assche scored 76 points vs Misolic’s 67. Van Assche was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Van Assche bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Luca Van Assche lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Van Assche put 76% of his first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the 2nd serve. Luca broke Misolic 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Luca hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Van Assche has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 56% of his matches (169-134). 6-4 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van Assche has a compiled83-54 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The French player best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Monza Challenger.
Van Assche has an aggregate 12-9 win-loss record in 2025, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Luca has never competed in this tournament before.
Luka Pavlovic
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2024 | 44-18 | 0-0 | 42-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 39-12 | 0-1 | 38-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 16-14 | 1-1 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 238, Pavlovic got to the semifinal after beating Neil Oberleitner 7-6(5) 7-6(3), Gauthier Onclin 1-6 6-2 6-4, Gonzalo Bueno 7-6(14) 6-4 and Mili Poljicak 6-1 7-5.
In the quarter, Luka had a good straight sets win against Poljicak (6-1 7-5). During the match Pavlovic scored 70 points vs Poljicak’s 50. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
About the serving games, Pavlovic scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Luka Pavlovic lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pavlovic put 53% of his first serves in, winning 67% (18/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the 2nd serve. Pavlovic broke Poljicak 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pavlovic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Pavlovic’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Mexico City Challenger.
Luka has an overall 19-8 win-loss record in 2025, 19-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Van Assche | Pavlovic |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
Tot Games | 53 | 67 |
Pts | 208-159 | 238-211 |
Total Points | 367 | 449 |
Winners | 87 | 84 |
%Winners | 42% | 35% |
Both Van Assche and Pavlovic played 3 matches. At the moment, Luka Pavlovic conceded 1 set while Luca Van Assche hasn’t conceded a set so far. Van Assche has played 1 set(s) less than Pavlovic (6 vs 7). Therefore, Van Assche played 14 games less than Pavlovic. The French player scored 87 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The French player bagged 84 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Van Assche | Pavlovic |
---|---|---|
Aces | 5 | 24 |
Avg per match | 1.7 | 8 |
1st in | 129/177 | 113/214 |
%1st in | 73% | 53% |
1st pts | 87/129 | 84/113 |
%1st pts | 67% | 74% |
2nd pts | 25/48 | 54/101 |
%2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Van Assche managed to score 5 aces (1.7 per match). Pavlovic recorded 24 aces (8 per match). Van Assche won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Pavlovic won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Van Assche | Pavlovic |
---|---|---|
Won | 14 | 12 |
Converted | 14/31 | 12/24 |
% Converted | 45% | 50% |
Conceded | 12 | 14 |
Saved | 8 | 8 |
% Saved | 67% | 57% |
Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Luca broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Luca conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Luka broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Pavlovic conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
Van Assche | |||||
R1 Svrcina |
R2 Kuzmanov |
1/4 Misolic |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 15 | 18 | 20 | 53 | |
pts | 68-45 | 64-47 | 76-67 | 208-159 | |
Total points | 113 | 111 | 143 | 367 | |
Winners | 20 | 26 | 41 | 87 | |
%Winners | 29% | 41% | 54% | 42% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
1st in | 28/39 | 37/54 | 64/84 | 129/177 | |
% 1st in | 72% | 69% | 76% | 73% | |
1st pts | 20/28 | 26/37 | 41/64 | 87/129 | |
% 1st pts | 71% | 70% | 64% | 67% | |
2nd pts | 6/11 | 8/17 | 11/20 | 25/48 | |
% 2nd pts | 55% | 47% | 55% | 52% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
Converted | 6/15 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 14/31 | |
Converted % | 40% | 50% | 50% | 45% | |
Conceded | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
Saved | 0/1 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 8 | |
Saved % | 0% | 67% | 80% | 49% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Pavlovic | ||||||
Q3 Oberleitner |
R1 Onclin |
R2 Bueno |
1/4 Poljicak |
Total | ||
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Score | 7-65 7-63 | 1-6 6-2 6-4 | 7-614 6-4 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Tot Games | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 93 | |
pts | – | 80-81 | 88-80 | 70-50 | 238-211 | |
Total points | 0 | 161 | 168 | 120 | 449 | |
Winners | 32 | 34 | 18 | 84 | ||
%Winners | 0% | 40% | 39% | 26% | 35% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||
1st in | / | 42/75 | 44/88 | 27/51 | 113/214 | |
% 1st in | 0% | 56% | 50% | 53% | 53% | |
1st pts | / | 32/42 | 34/44 | 18/27 | 84/113 | |
% 1st pts | 0% | 76% | 77% | 67% | 74% | |
2nd pts | / | 16/33 | 22/44 | 16/24 | 54/101 | |
% 2nd pts | 0% | 48% | 50% | 67% | 53% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
Converted | / | 3/7 | 3/4 | 6/13 | 12/24 | |
Converted % | 0% | 43% | 75% | 46% | 50% | |
Conceded | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
Saved | 0/ | 4/6 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 8 | |
Saved % | – | 67% | 50% | 50% | 56% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Head 2 Head



Tennis Scores in Zagreb Challenger
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Filip MisolicMisolic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Viktor Durasovic/Daniel MichalskiDurasovic/Daniel Michalski (7-63 4-6 10-8) – See score progression
- Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Jerome KymKym (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Harold MayotMayot (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Mirza Basic/Nerman FaticBasic/Nerman Fatic – Szymon Kielan/Filip PieczonkaKielan/Filip Pieczonka (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Mili PoljicakPoljicak (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Matej Dodig/Nino SerdarusicDodig/Nino Serdarusic – Denys Molchanov/Matej VocelMolchanov/Matej Vocel (7-67 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Filip MisolicMisolic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction